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HAMMOGK CHAIR.`

No. 555,557.- Patented Mar. .3, 1896.'

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UNITED 'STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILFRED IV. BLAIR, OF BURTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ROBERT H.HIOK, OF SAME PLACE.

HAMMOCK-CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 555,557, dated March 3,1896.

Application filed December 18, 1,895. Serial No. 572,530. (No model.)

T0 all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILFEED W. BLAIR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Burton, in the county of Geauga and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Hammock-Chairs, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawings.

The invention relates broadly to swinging or hammock chairs and moreparticularly to the novel construction of the foot-rest used inconnection with chairs of this type.

Briefly, the invention consists in a foot-rest connected to thechair-frame by rigid connecting bars or rods and in the peculiar devicesemployed whereby said rest may be quickly and eectively adjusted.

The invention further consists in the novel construction, arrangement,and combination of the various parts, all as more fully hereinafterdescribed.

Heretofore chairs have been made which embodied the element of afoot-rest attached by rigid connecting-bars to the chair-frame and alsoadjusting devices for said rest. The objectionable feature found herehas been the adjusting devices employed, which, in nearly all cases,have been clamps or thumbscrews. These troublesome devices are entirelydone away with by the mechanism described, and shown in the followingdrawings, in which;

Figure lis a perspective view of my chair, showing the same suspendedfrom a single hook and illustrating the adjusting devices. Fig. 2 is aside elevation of the chair, showing the same suspended from two hooksand in such a manner as to form a couch. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detailview of the longitudinal adjusting devices, and Fig. 4t is an enlargedperspective view of the loop which secures the side bars to thechair-frame. v

In Fig. 1 I have shown the chair suspended from a single hook. Itis notnecessary that a single hook only should be used, as it is desirable,when the chair is to assume a form such as shown in Fig. 2, that a hookshould be provided for each of the cords, thereby obtaining a steadysupport.

A represents the frame of my chair, comprising curved side bars B andcross-pieces C O. Over the frame, and suitably secured to the same, Iplace canvas, netting, or other suitable material, which forms the bodyportion of my chair. The cross-pieces O O are provided with extensionsot o. and b b' respectively. To the extensions ct a. are secured thecords c c terminating in the single cord D adapted to pass over anysuitable hook, such as E. The free end of said cord is adjustablysecured to itself by means of a clamp F. The opposite end of the frameis secured to a hook or hooks in a similar manner by means of cords Gand H.

I is a foot-rest, to which are secured rigid bars J, the rear portionsof which-are provided on their under faces with a series of notches K.Loosely secured to the cross-piece C' in suitable grooves d are loops L,through which pass the free ends of the cross-bars J, said bars beingadjustably secured to the chair-frame by the engagement of the loopswith the notches, as plainly shown in Fig. 8. By means of this novelmechanism the footrest may have any lateral adjustment that is desired,and can be adjusted quickly and without trouble by the occupant while inthe chair. The foot-rest I is connected to the supports G and II bycords m and n and clamps O, as plainly shown in Fig. l. It can be easilyseen,therefore,that the foot-rest can be raised or lowered by means ofthe adjustable cords 'm and n to any desired angle, and owing to therigidity of the connecting-bars .I it will remain in such position aslong as desired; also the chair can be made to assume any number ofdifferent positions by means of the adjustable suspension-cords.

- Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Pat ent, is-

In combination with a chair-frame and its supports, a foot-restforwardly of the same, rigid connecting-bars notched in the mannerdescribed, connecting-loops L secured to the frame and adapted to engagethe notched bars, and adjustable connecting-cords between the foot-restand the chair-supports, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

VILFRED W. BLAIR. Witnesses:

WILL P. GLENDENING, F. H. REED.

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